Sitting on two A-level employees, Zhou Yi suddenly felt at ease.
In the Inner Sea, the Skywalkers were the pinnacle of combat power.
In the honor war, one's own side now had the deterrent of strategic power.
Zhou Yi spent some time introducing Wu Yi to the company's basic situation and historical development.
The Bone Man was very interested.
"It really reminds me of the past, when I too was part of a group. Collective life was more comfortable; being in prison alone is far too lonely."
Having spent a long time in prison, it did not know much about the outside world.
Wu Yi's ability was "Sand Control."
It could control and gather sand, crafting it into various forms; sand was its tool to perceive the world.
"My body is already made of sand; it's just retained the appearance from the past."
Saying this, Wu Yi gradually transformed into a sand man, but quickly returned to its original form.
"This ability's advantage is versatility and the ability to absorb various impacts and pressures; there's a lot of variability. The flaw is insufficient strength, a lack of innate explosive power, and such characteristics are also easy to counter."
"Because sand is a common material, its characteristics lead to find this ability's loopholes."
The Bone Man was somewhat helpless: "Easily acquired elements are also easily perceived and seen through by others."
Yet Zhou Yi was struck with a thought, "You can craft sand into all sorts of shapes?"
"That's simple, but it's useless against high-intensity opponents, whether it be walls, spikes, or traps."
"Do you have any requirements for the sand?"
Zhou Yi confirmed persistently, "Does it have to be sand without moisture? What's the difference between it and soil? What about silt? Can you craft with that, too?"
"Chairman, the substances you mentioned are mixed together, with one containing elements of the other. Sand is part of soil, and it can act on soil through the sand within it, though it requires more effort than pure sand and is more exhausting."
The Bone Man did not understand, "Why are you asking this?"
"Are you saying, as long as there's sand in something, you can control and move it?"
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The Bone Man thought for a moment: "I can do it. But what use would that be?"
Zhou Yi gazed fiercely at the Bone Man: "Your ability is not meant for combat, you can excavate sea floor buildings and mud from the Dead Sea, using them to expand the existing land area!"
Wu Yi was startled, "Are you saying my ability isn't strong enough for destruction, because it's actually meant for construction?"
"Exactly, that's what I mean!"
As if awakening from a dream, the Bone Man said: "Right... sand is one of the most abundant materials in the world, with a very wide range of applications. Yes."
No sooner said than done.
Zhou Yi took the Bone Man with him into the bottom of the Dead Sea, surprising the other.
"Chairman, you too can enter the Dead Sea... are you not human?"
"Of course I'm human, it's just due to my special ability, don't pay attention to that little matter. The focus is reclamation and land expansion now."
Zhou Yi brought its focus back to the crucial issue.
Wu Yi started with the simplest task, the mud.
The Bone Man raised his hand, and the sea floor mud boiled up as if it were bubbling, then surged ashore like a wave. Soon a small mud mountain piled up on the shore, causing pedestrians on the dam to marvel.
"How is the consumption?" Zhou Yi asked.
"It's just changing their direction of flow and gathering them; the consumption is manageable."
Wu Yi said, "These mud and sand have a loose structure by themselves; attracting the surface layers over brings a vast amount already."
Next came the more challenging task, the buildings.
Zhou Yi accompanied it to an unnamed district closest to land.
Faced with concrete high-rises, the Bone Man's expression became much more serious, "I've never tried relocating such relic buildings before, Chairman, please step aside a little, I don't know if it will be successful."
Zhou Yi took two steps back.
Under the [Alert] perspective, he saw black dots appear inside the Bone Man's purple body, these spots connecting into lines that flowed.
Then these black lines stretched outward like trees, wrapping and entangling the seven-story old building ten meters ahead.
Within this black cobweb, the concrete building's exterior gradually coated with a layer of mud and sand and then lifted up entirely. It began sliding forward along the seafloor's silt layer with a light tremble.
Relocation was feasible.
The Bone Man uttered a sound of surprise, "This isn't as difficult as I expected; it must be because there's a lot of the sand structure itself. With Dead Light Energy from the Dead Sea, I connected the sand and used its flowing properties to create a directed path."
It raised its hand, and another old building was lifted by it, sliding alongside the previous one.
These buildings, standing 20 meters tall, were easily relocated and stacked on top of each other like Lego toys under the Bone Man's power.
The Bone Man asked, "Is there really any use in transporting these relics onto land?"
Zhou Yi told it, "These are natural habitable buildings, well preserved by the Guangna Box, ready for residents to move in. Even those severely damaged can be used for land expansion, providing structural support. This is highly significant for Jade City."
Wu Yi said, "So we just need to move all of this back, right?"
Following that, Bone Man controlled the intact three old buildings, making them move like giant puppets under control, advancing through the thick layers of silt.
By dawn the next day, the entire relocation was completed.
Under the morning light, the three old residential buildings stood upon the unrecognizable land, as if they had been awakened from a long slumber, giving Zhou Yi an inexplicable sense of relief.
He told Bone Man, "Just , batch by batch, relocate the underwater ruins close to here to the sea floor."
Wu Yi said, "It's not difficult, it just takes some time. To maintain their stability, we can't move them too fast during relocation and sliding, otherwise the inner structures might crack and collapse."
"Take it slow, no rush."
In the next three days, Bone Man wrapped and moved back a 25-story beige elevator building.
The building looked quite new, its outer photonic film still intact.
It was fixed in the Dead Sea, with only the top five floors emerging above the surface.
This was the result of discussions between Zhou Yi and Wu Yi.
They would use the building as a bridge pier.
Then Wu Yi shaped and solidified the mud and sand to create a 100-meter short sea path from the dam to the elevator building.
The seemingly thin layer of mud formed a bridge because the bottom would be covered with a photonic film by the Dead Sea, which actually helped to stabilize its structure, forming a peculiar bridge.
Zhou Yi tested it on-site.
The strength of the sea mud plank road was higher than the dam.
It could only be said that "Sand Control" was truly worthy of being an A-level life ability, perfect for bridge laying and road construction.
With the elevator building as a supporting island and Wu Yi's mud plank road as the path, the cost and time of land reclamation from the sea were greatly reduced.
If there was a fault in the road, people nearby could take refuge in the support island's buildings while awaiting rescue and repairs.
Wu Yi's involvement allowed Sand Port's land area to be further increased.
Zhou Yi immediately gave a formal appointment: "Wu Yi, the company is now officially setting up a Land Department, and you will be the minister, specifically in charge of sea land reclamation. If you need any additional manpower for assistance, just mention it."
Bone Man looked at the first piece of sea land he had created, somewhat melancholically saying, "This reminds me of the island where I once lived."
"If I had this ability back then, perhaps everyone could have moved to safer, more spread out areas. Encountering falling ice blocks, it would have been easier to survive."
Zhou Yi said, "Together we'll transform this place, so when your friends return, they can live here."
Wu Yi threw himself completely into the sea land reclamation.
Bone Man didn't understand civil engineering, so Zhou Yi had Red Kestrel assist it more frequently, providing the necessary information support through Recursive City's database to facilitate the expansion of land.
Zhou Yi turned his attention back to his wrist.
Ever since recruiting the Time Meter, it had been quiet.
Since he promised Wu Yi to later restart that glass man, he would also need the Time Meter's help.
"Black Water Ghost, how is the competition for Standard Time? Anything I can do to help you?"
A mechanical voice came from the watch.
"It's ongoing, and the competition is fierce right now, with the number of nearby Time Meters still increasing. In the latest quarter's competition, my position has even slipped."
Black Water Ghost's voice was heavy.
Zhou Yi couldn't help but have a bold idea: "Can you locate them?"
"I have an idea, if I eliminate the other Metering Officers, would you then become the Standard Time?"
The simplest method was to deal with the other candidates.
Black Water Ghost angrily said, "We are competing to determine who is the better standard, to ensure the time mechanism isn't interfered with by external factors! It's not about slaughtering each other and eliminating the competition! If you keep this up, I'll get angry!"
Zhou Yi was helpless: "So, what should we do?"
Black Water Ghost suddenly said, "If you want to help me, you can provide me with more Light Seeds. Light Seeds can improve my operating efficiency, allowing me to aim for higher precision, it's just that they consume more."
"Light Seeds? No problem."
Zhou Yi directly pulled out the Guangna Box, pressing his watch to pour into it.
He dumped in 1000 Light Seeds in one breath.
"Enough, enough... that's too much! No more, no more! It's not the case where more is better!"
Then Black Water Ghost's surface swirled with a white light and even spat out four Light Seeds.
"Now I am filled with power, ready to continue the surge! This season I will not lose!"